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^Yeah pretty much. His regular season wasn't the best but he stepped up in the playoffs that year. Nuggets should've beaten the Lakers that series. I admit Melo did slow down late in that series, probably because he was fatigued after not being used to playing that late into the season I dunno.

I think Melo's wiser and his experience will help. Kidd will be a major help, look at Dirk before Kidd and then after. Kidd knew how to get Dirk into scoring position in multiple spots on the floor. GSW in that 07 debacle tripled him and he had no where to go. Dirk was running the offense, as well as being the number 1 option. There were times Melo was that way. I think to maximize Melo, you have to save his legs the first 3 quarters of games, then ride him the last 5 minutes each night if needed....post him up and isolate him.

The beautiful thing about his play during these Olympics is that most of his points come off of good passes from teammates, catch and shoot type of plays. Now, I won't expect him to be wide open like this during the regular season though, as NBA defenders are much more athletic and will surely look to guard Melo tightly next season.

But with Kidd, Felton and "The Maestro" running the show, I'm looking forward to much less isolation plays for Melo like in this year's Olympics. He's already proven that he can score efficiently without "hogging" the ball on offense, now its up to Woody and his teammates to set up plays that work for the best of the team.

The beautiful thing about his play during these Olympics is that most of his points come off of good passes from teammates, catch and shoot type of plays. Now, I won't expect him to be wide open like this during the regular season though, as NBA defenders are much more athletic and will surely look to guard Melo tightly next season.

But with Kidd, Felton and "The Maestro" running the show, I'm looking forward to much less isolation plays for Melo like in this year's Olympics. He's already proven that he can score efficiently without "hogging" the ball on offense, now its up to Woody and his teammates to set up plays that work for the best of the team.

All great scorers look even better when being set up watch how Kobe looks with Nash, Melo and CP3 have great chemistry and he has great trust in him, hopefully he will build that rapport with Felton